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REIN HOLDER.

No. 276,655. PatgntedMay 1,1883.

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anism. 2.2 of Fig. 1, a portion of the casing being NITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

FRANK S. BALDWIN AND PHILLIP A. MIGASI, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

RElN-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 276,655, dated May 1,1883.

Application filed November 10, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom t't may concern:

. Be it known that we, FRANK S. BALDWIN and PHILLIP A. MIGASI, residentsof St. Louis, Missouri, have jointly made a new and useful ImprovementinSafety-Reins and Hitching-Straps, of which the following is a full,

clear, and exact description, reference being i had to the annexeddrawings, making part of this specification, in which-- Figure 1 is aside elevation, showing the improvement in position. Only that portionof the carriage-axle and wheel-hub is shown as is immediately connectedwith the improvement, and portions of the construction are broken awaytoexhibit the interior mech- Fig. 2 is a section taken on the linebroken away; Fig. 3, a section taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4,a section similar to that of Fig. 3, the lever being in a differentposition, and the hub and hub-casing not being shown; and Figs. 5, 6, 7,8, details.

The same letters of reference denote the same parts.

By means of the present improvement the forward movement of a horseharnessed to a vehicle can be controlled and arrested.

A represents the axle of a carriage.

B represents the hub of one of the carriagewheels.

0 represents a frame fastened to the axlethat is, the frame consistsessentially of a part, c, which rests upon the axle, and two uprights, cand c", which extend upward above the part c, and also downward at c 0below the axle, similarly to a clip, and by means of the plate 0 andnuts 0 c the frame is secured to the axle. The uprights c c areperforated to receive a shaft, D, which passes through the uprights, andat its outer end is furnished with a roller, 61, and at its inner endsustains a drum, (1.

The rollcrd is fastened to the shaft D, and rotates with it whicheverway the shaft turns; but the drum rotates with theshal'tonly in onedirection, the drum having a ratchet, (Z and the shaft having a collar,d, and pawl (1 the pawl engaging in the ratchet d and serving to connectthe shaft and drum when the horse is moving forward.

E represents a cam attached loosely to the part c. jection a and thebearing 0 and as the cam shaft D, and having a lever-arm, e, by means ofwhich the cam can be turned around on the shaft 1).

F represents a casing, which is attached to and rotates with the hub B,and preferably by means of the set-screwsff.

The upright c is provided with a. projection, 0, and there is a bearing,0 upon the The cam E works between the prois turned around on the shaftD it causes the shaft to be elevated or lowered, as the case may be, andthe roller d to be brought against the rim f of the casing or againstthe hub B. This movement is indicated by the dotted and full lines inFig. 2. The opening 0 Fig.5,in the upright c is suitably elongated toprovide for the movement, as described, of the shaft D. The bearing 0 inthe upright c is also suitably roundedto suit the movement of the shaft.y

A strap (not shown) leads from the drum (1 to the horses mouth, and asuitable cord (also not shown) leads from the outer end of the lever eto within reach of the occupant of the carriage.

The operation is as follows: When it is desired to check the horseslightly the lever c is moved to cause the roller (Z to bear slightlyagainsttherimf orthchubB. The effectisto wind the strap(that leads tothe horses mouth) upon the drum, and to exert a slight frictiontensionupon the strap, and to hold the horse to some extent, the roller dslipping after a certain tension is produced but when it is desired toarrest the horse, as when the occupant leaves the oarriage, the lever cis moved to throw the roller (1 hard against the rim f or hub B. Thestrap is then wound more and more upon the drum as the carriage is drawnalong, and in consequence the strap draws more and more upon the horse,and the effect is to hold the horse aseffectually as if tied to ahitching-post; but in all cases, after a certain degree of tension, theroller 61 slips upon the rim f, and the device in consequence, whileserving to check the horse, is prevented from injuring him, and in turnis not liable to breakage, both of which difficulties are apt to occurwhen the motion of the wheel is transmitted through toothed gearing tothe reinholder drum. Should the horse back, the its motion from thewheel through frictiondrnm, by reason of the pawl-and-ratchet conrolls,the tension of said friction-rolls being nection above described, doesnot rotate, and adjusted by means of a cam-lever, substanthe strap inconsequence does not draw upon tially as shown.

5 the FRANK s BAI DWDI The casing F also serves to protect the roller IL d from the dirt. I PHILLIP A. MIGASI.

We claim Witnesses: For the purpose described, a shaft revolving SAML.S. BOYD,

10 in bearings upon a vehicle-axle and receiving CHARLES PIOKLES.

